Line(s) Stadtbahn DS100 code BSAV Category 4 Opened 1 August 1896 | Station code 5523 IBNR 8089037 Address 10623 Berlin, Germany Platforms in use 2 | |
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Location Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin
Germany Similar Uhlandstraße, Savignyplatz, Berlin‑Charlottenburg station, Ernst‑Reuter‑Platz, Berlin Westkreuz station | ||
Berlin Savignyplatz is a railway station on the Berlin Stadtbahn line in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin. It is served by the S-Bahn lines S5, S7 and S75. It is the newest of the stations on the Stadtbahn. The island platform, which is covered by a gable roof supported by cast iron columns, and the open entrance hall have monument protection. It has two entrances, one from a pedestrian zone connecting from the park of Savigny Platz via the street of Else-Ury-Bogen and a second from Schlüterstraße.
History
The station was built in 1895/1896 on typical arches of the Berlin Stadtbahn in the middle of the then new residential area around Savigny Platz (named after the jurist Friedrich Carl von Savigny) between the stations of Zoologischer Garten (Zoo) and Charlottenburg. The opening took place on 1 August 1896.
In 1934, the station’s two stairwells with their nameplates and the entrance rooms were modernised. At the same time the railway arches in this area were given a dark brick facade.
Between 1986 and 1989, the section between Zoo and Savigny Platz was extensively renovated and the superstructure was completely rebuilt. The platforms and entrance structures were largely rebuilt on the historical design. Since then a 100-metre-long gallery, called Weltenbaum II ("World Tree II"), has been located on the firewall of the western platform. This gallery was created under the guidance of the artist Ben Wagin as a warning against the destruction of the environment. 18 different artists, among them Joseph Beuys, took part in the gallery.